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I'm a rookie writer enjoying the flow of words sprouting out of my fingers. Sometimes it goes easy, at other times it's a real struggle. I love and crave any kind of feedback, good or bad.
I write when I can, but a husband, two kids, 4.2 cats (aging from 15 years to 4 months) do take up most of my time.
Yet I found the time to try out something I never thought I was good at. I started writing. I came to love it and enjoy the new friendships I've made with fellow writers I simply adore (well I like the writers, but adore their work *grins*)

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

third book in the snake eyes series. we've met them both before in both previous books. if you read them you can guess there is a big history between them but we were never told what or why.in this book we find about all of it!someone is after boxcar because he knows the location of a certain ex-member of snake eyes, but he's not budging and staying undercover. when they start threatening caleb, his estranged wife, he knows what he has to do. he doesn't like it one bit but 2 years apart should be enough to settle the score!when they get together that old spark is still there. but the troubles of today are more dire then they are aware of! it involved snake eyes, that speaks for itself!

i love that in this book we go back in time to when both of them meet and evolve together and then back to the present time. it gives a nice insight why they act like they do. you see how they have changed and or coming to realize that what started so many years ago is still there.

i haven't had the pleasure yet of reading book one but enough is told in book two to not feel left out. the crew is making plans for the the other realm collapses but fate has a way of making herself the prima donna in everybodies life's. from the moment ethan saw dasha he knew she was his mate, but his crew kept them apart. as months pass they finally take pity on him and a meeting is set up. he's warned left right and center not to crowed her, not to overwhelm her and let her decide how fast or slow anything goes. she's new to their world and overwhelmed by a lot of things, that she had bad luck relationship-wise doesn't help either.as their friends and them work towards some mutual ground, other events around them don't stop from happening.the meetings feel forced but there are moments when things go smooth. after another set of events things more or less come to a blow and ethan is done with being careful, he's gentle and not threatening, but he can't handle the constant pussyfooting around the fact she's is his mate and refuses all contact or the care he wants to provide as well as protecting her.but that's not the only troubles that are brewing. there is troubling news from the other realm and dasha volunteers to travel there and back because she's the only one who can get in and out undetected.this set so much more in motion, moves the story forward at such a high pace it's hard to put the book down. it's a moment where the build gets to the top and the race down and you can't stop until you're at the end /bottom.really loved this story from end to beginning. was glad to see that dasha grew some balls, eventually!

30 years. that's how old he'll get without going insane when he doesn't find his mate by then. molly is fed up with life in general. hurt more then once she's had enough, in hopes of getting over her writer's block her agents told her to go to a remote cabin and just let things happen. little did she knows she would get stranded in a full blows snow storm. to make things worse there's a big bear sniffing around her wrecked car, she doesn't know whether to scream or play dead. just as the gas runs out a few strangers enter the scene and rescue her from the wreckage.the tall strapping man instantly makes her feel at ease, makes her feel wanted. an invisible pull she never felt before.as the rest of his clan make her feel welcome there is just one who makes her feel awkward. drake offers his spare room to her to rest and get better. days go by and the attraction between keeps on growing but molly can't take much more of drake keeping distance and confronts him about it. the outcomes is easy to get as she wakes up next to him later on. in need of a bit of fresh air she gets dressed and goes for a little stroll outside. that's when her troubles really get up close and too personal as sloan comes on to her with brute force and starts rambling about claiming and turning her!will drake get to her in time and what will molly make of this all?

a short captivating story with a dangerous ending. loved it for the short read it was.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

a sweet fast read with a happy hairy beary ending. sara is over the moon when it seems she's seeing a grizzly back in the parc since 1926. she manages to tranq the animal and tag it to help identify it later on.new park ranger rod nola doesn't know what happened to him as he wakes up, unsteady on his beary paws. only when he's dressed again and in his truck does he notice the bright orange tag that is making his ear throb with a dull pain.how does he get rid of it and how can he hide that mark it will leave for a short time!then there's the question as to who was able to tag him. the presence of grizzly bears can't be knows, he wants them to stay under the radar to live in peace with nature and fellow bearshfters.rod knows he can't let things just slide, he has to find the person responsible for tagging him and what also turns out to be the person that has his bear on high lustful alert!how will sara react when she gets surprised again by a grizzly in the park?

a sweet tittelating story that lets you dream away for a few moments! loved it!

yay for drew getting his full story! this has been building up for a few months now, we've al been witness to drew turning into grumpy bear after his mate quinn flees the scene, or rather his bed) to disappear without a trace, not even word to her friends. it's taken him months to come to terms with the fact he's going to be alone for the rest of his live because he can't and won't take another mate.huge can't even describe his level of surprise when out of the blue he gets a text from quinn, simply asking him how he is?the nerve of that woman! but something inside him can't tell her no when she asks to meet up. hearing from quinn was a big surprise, seeing her almost knocks him of his feet when she shows up heavily pregnant with what can only be his cub!drew is lost for words, he won't deny his duties and his need to be in the life of his child but he's not sure if he can let quinn back inside, it hurt loosing her the first time and he can't risk going through the same emotions again.pick up this book and join in the tale of drew and quinn as they battle with their feelings and read whether or not they'l get their happily ever after like the other rescue bears!

owen has one job: protect nova wilding at all costs. after her father was murdered it's clear she's the next target. being on her security team isn't a hard job because all she does is work and work and work some more.that doesn't stop him from noticing how alluring she to him and hiw wolf (or whatever creature is left inside of him) being one of the few that survived a whole bunch of gruesome tests and experiments he's not sure what kind of animal he has inside, all he knows he isn't an ordinary wolf anymore and not shifting is hard but he manages it.when he comes head to head with nova it's like suddenly all bets are off and his inner wolf has a mind of its own. a mind set on having nove all for himself.that isn't counted on nova's strong belief in doing what is right for the pack and her company. being the unmated daughter of their former alpha, the pressure is huge! but then there is owen, the one constant in her life, her secret desire. things have been building up and nova can't help but to keep pushing his buttons. when she pushed to hard she wasn't really prepared to be kissed to within an inch of her life. but her sense of duty kills all feelings of need and lust she has.when an attempt on her life is made it's up to owen to keep her safe and he's not letting her out of his sight! knowing this is asking for trouble he can't be helped to be pulled towards her.conflicted as both are, they keep fighting and accepting each other on so many levels, it's just heartbreaking to see.then there is the one suitor who thinks he's god's best gift to wolfkind and thinks by manipulating nova he can get a hold over the pack and company.it isn't an ideal situation for any of the parties involved, but a lot of soul-searching is needed as well as a whole lot of action to get to their happily ever after! a fast paced story that covers so many areas. love, friendship, betrayal, danger, fear, heartache are all in the mix to make this a story worth having on your reading list!

allyson is speeding to get home, trying to escape her troubles. when she gets pulled over she can't help the butterflies that start wreaking havoc in her tummy when officer carlisle tells her to step outside and assume the position. his search is thorough and to the point. deep down she hoped he'd do a more in depth search!luck was on her side because he let her go with just a verbal warning. now imagine her surprise when her mother calls her up the day after asking to meet up for dinner, that she has some news to share. even bigger is her surprise when she meets officer carlisle outside of the restaurant, the shock is even bigger when it turns out her mothers new fiancé is officers carlisle father.the feelings that were growing inside of her were now completely forbidden, not with their parents being together.but real life has a bad habit of making bad things turn out even badder, or hotter?alyson is having trouble with her ex boyfriend, drew, who's tring to win her back, he'll result to anything from hurting to blackmailing her and eventually even kidnapping her.by then her relations with cory carlisle has changed big time too and cory is doing everything he can to rescue her!

thrilling on so many levels, good and bad! the sizzles between cory and alyson are electrifying! the drama following alyson is all to real and nobody should ever be in such a position! this was a ride filled with danger, lust , fear and love. if you like complicated romances with a hard edge this is one to pick up and add to your list

can't give this collection anything but five stars!!!from arianna hawkes to scarlett grove and elianne adams!one gem after the other.i loved ryzards story and it's a sweet addition to the swipe left for love series by arianna hawkeshis secret dragon by elianne adams, what a wonderful story to add to the series. her dragons are to die for!tigers, bears, leopards, there is a shifterstory fit for everyones desire!a must have in your library!

can't give this collection anything but five stars!!!from anna lowe to arianna hawkes to scarlett growe and elianne adams!one gem after the other.i loved ryzards story and it's a sweet addition to the swipe left for love series by arianna hawkeshis secret dragon by elianne adams, what a wonderful story to add to the series. her dragons are to die for!tigers, bears, leopards, there is a shifterstory fit for everyones desire!a must have in your library!

peter is good at what he does, he's ruthless, a mercenary that has no roots and no real clan. that all changes when he runs into andrea, the meek little sister of the alpha bear. something about her soothes his bear but he also knows he can't act on his instincts, he'd scar her for life.when the mating pull is at it's strongest he sees no other way but to bearnapp her in order to guard over her and keep his bear in check. but things go from bad to worse when andrea falls into some kind of coma.andrea is insecure, she has no real relationship with her bear, even worse, her bear hates her and would love to see her dead!peter is forced into a corner when there is no change in her condition. with few moments here and there she manages to reach out and call for help.how will peter be able to help andrea? will he loose her to her bear or will he find a way to conquer the bear spirit and battle for the one person that makes him feel grounded and wanted?it's a heartfelt drama, this story. so many raw emotions that pass you by!the hard decisions that have to be made in this story are life-changing!

this is a stand alone story but it does help if you have read "sold to the alpha" and " the hidden alpha". it helps forming the bigger picture in the red thread story that runs trough the books.we're introduced to viggo as he steps in the help clan blackmain, but also happens to arrive to buy a bride for his alpha. viggo knows he's made the right choice for his alpha but the worst choice for him. but dragon law is dragon law, a beta can't take a mate before the alpha so he has to wait. years pass with many a visit, and each time viggo realizes the predicament he's put himself in for delyse has rooted herself firmly inside of his own heart.three years have passed and viggo arrived for a final time, this time to bring delyse to the castle they're living in. as hard as it is for him to stay neutral he picks up very clear signs the delyse may have the same feelings towards him.if that is so how will she be able to rouse eric from his 700 year long slumber? let alone convince him to stay awake?delyse feels confused by everything. the feelings that stir inside when she's near viggo are something she never felt before, but she also knows she can't give in to them. that's not what she's here for!she's here to convince eric she's the perfect bride for him, that he won't lose her to old age and that he'll have more children. eric is lured towards the frail beauty in his cavern, enough to stay awake and lay claim on her there on the spot. if what she's told him is true it may be worth it to stay awake!but belief and reality are two different things! there are quite a bit of hoops that need jumping and now they have all the right pawns in al the right places. but even then things aren't going smoothly. delyse is feeling bereft, eric is wonderful when he wants to be but somehow he doesn't fulfill all her needs, needs that viggo picks up on like a natural but can't give to her. she's his alpha's mate, not his!will there be betrayal or does eric really wake up and makes a good assessment of his situation and the solution for it?

it's a fast paced story that fills in some gaps on how things are moving forwards after the second book ended. the turmoil and emotions in this one were vivid and real, so was the heartache and surprise!a very good continuations of this series!!

gambling isn't always safe as trey and kaya find out. trey has won a large sum of money and kaya sees it as her ticket out! but how to get her hands on it? luck and fate conspire and the two end up in bed. when trey wakes up he sees kaya standing on the balcony, naked as on the day she was born. what happens next he couldn't really belief. he saw her shift into a magnificent dragon who flew off with his bag of cash held tightly in one of her claws. surprise on one end and a second later trouble is knocking him on the other end.a quick successions of events leads these two back together and forces them to work together. what trey suspected earlier only becomes more evident, his wolf has chosen a mate, he has chosen kaya.how will these two work out the troubles they're in and how they work with the feelings growing between them is something i would recommend you read for yourself!another thrilling story in the charmed in vegas series! loved it from beginning to end.

yup, that shower was needed after i was done reading about cat and ramon. as a teen cat packed a bit more weight. in hopes of getting into shape she asked ramon, her stephbrother to help her train, which he did. but when she walks in on him at school and hears what he has to stay about her and her figure she looses it. she's determined to get in shape and forget all about ramon!6 years later and there isn't a trace left of "fat cat" , she's now one of the hottest models around and is wanted left right and center. when ramon sees her on television he can't belief his eyes. his stepsister turned into a real looker, noth that she had to change for him, he liked her just the way she was. going back on memory lane he knows he hurt her and he really wants to apologize to her but he doesn't really know how.when they run into each other at a nightclub ramon grabs his chance to get back in touch.what follows is a whirlwind of emotions and trips down memory lane as both youngsters come to terms what they feel or don't feel for each other. they get up close and personal to work out their differences.

i wonder who needed the shower more, them or me? what a heated and naughty read this was. i'm glad they could work things out one way or another! lovely read and wouldn't mind rereading it at any time!

dalton lives up to all the rumors she's heard about him. drinking, women, the go. it's all there. but when her father and his mother announce to them both they're getting married she's far from happy. dalton can't keep his eyes off hailey, she's the coach's daughter and she's as nerdy as they come but her witty remarks and the constant pink blush on her cheeks tells him he's getting under her skin. he's actually having fun pushing her buttons. but then he starts to push too far and things get heated. they're not stopping their forbidden feelings but hiding them is hard. so much is at stake should it become known.how will these two venture forward? are there troubles ahead? and what when things go south?score is a captivating read, mixed with very hot scenes (dalton lives up to his nickname ten) and luckily no cliffhanger ending!!another one for the A-list aubrey!!

cherry is looking for clues as to who and why her father was murdered. this brings her back to where she grew up: a small town near the docks.investigating lead after lead the last one takes her to these docks. hiding behind some shipping containers she picks up on loud voices. two of them are clearly angry but the third voice was smooth, a low timbre to it. it didn't matter that what was said was the wrong kind of thing, his voice alone did something to her stomach. as the conversation drags on she can make out a little who's who. she's more then surprised to hear her name, it's the same surprise that gives away her position. she doesn't know how fast to get away and how fast she has to contact the police and report what was going on!the police should be your friend but not according to cherry. when she tries to explain what is going on she's escorted into the back of the police car and nothing else happens, that is until a few bikers arrive and have a short conversation with the police officer. when one of the bikers turns to her and addresses her she can't belief it's the same one she was spying on before in the docks, the very one she wanted to report.once leon learns who the woman is who ran away, some old memories come back. she's the daughter of man who's murder he's looking into. he knows something bad is going on on his turf. leon and his crew do their best to keep things going further in their town. but the constant pay cuts is hard on every one.when the feds come rolling into town leon knows something is about to happen. he's not one to lay low so he keeps moving forward. with cherry now on his side it feels better to sort things out, though it also means he has to acknowledge his feelings for her. they never really died down.

cherry hadn't recognized him, all grown up. but the feelings he stirred in her had been familiar. and now she's on board trying to find out what going on. it had taken some patience to listen to his side of the story but the pieces were falling into place. helping himwas the onyl thing she could do.

how will they fare as more is revealed? leon and his MC are what is holding the place together, keeping the locals in business and making sure they get the jobs and not commuters.what will they dig up to prevent from things getting even worse?

what a thrilling ride this story was!! the dedication and commitment just jumps at you. the attraction between cherry and leon takes on a life of its own. an awesome story with no cliffhanger ending!!!

and here i thought Blaine's story had me on the tip of my couch while reading. Trev beats him by far!Trev has been an outlaw, but being patched in again he fondly remembers the times when he was riding with no laws, no rules.BDD MC has become his second home when they called him up to take Griffin's place at the table. a lot has happened since and one by one all the members are find love and happiness in their small world.it makes protecting the club even more worthwhile but trev isn't sure if it's for him. he's restless.when a young girls comes waving a gun in the prospects face, demanding to see Griffin, trev knows something ain't right. the others are busy with the other halves and kids so trev steps up to handle the situation. the story that young girl tells him is hard to belief. if it is true it will mean war!!

is it really coming this far? is her story true? and what happens to trev when he's stepping up as her protector time after time.

trev oh trev...

what a story this was! in true BDD MC style we're sucked in from the moment we start reading. catching up with the guys, their ruthless ways. if you're a fan of this series you will want to read this one just as much as the others!!

this story is a tearjerker!!!adam is feeling restless. all the single ones in his family are finding their mates but he's not having any luck with Fate. even the one woman who he thought he could settle down with managed to find her true mate. having to find that out the hard way isn't helping his mind at all. he's happy for her, he just would have liked to have known up front instead of being confronted with the fact his on and of friend with benefits is not longer handing out the benefits.when he goes to town to get his weekly coffee and "pain au chocolat" adam is sure something is off, the bakery doesn't smell as good as it normally does. as he enters he also notices that paige isn't there. he worries about that little fact. even so surprised that he isn't having his weekly fun argument just just get a coffee and random pastry and settles down to enjoy both.

paige is beyond herself. fridays are the one day she looks forward to working because it's the day she can have a little word war with adam, the man she's been crushing on for 6 years now! today of all days her boss has her schedules not to work and yet she wants to make it to the bakery. her can't help but grasp the opportunity given to him and he makes sure these two leave together, secretly hoping that something would happen!

adam is a bit confused with how paige is acting around him. the electric zing that goes through him when he touches her should be a very big warning sign. lets just put it down to male stubbornness for putting together the pieces slower then a snail...once adam comes to terms with what paige is to him things go from bad to worse because paige happens to be wittness to a couple of wolfshifters shifting in front of her and there are strickt rules to follow when that happens!

will adam be on time? or too late? what has fate in store for him. he can't belief that after all these years his happiness would be wiped out just like that.

there are a few tearjerking moments in this books, it's emotional on so many levels. if you know the VonBrandts, you know they don't do things half-assed. in this story it is just the same...i read the story in one sitting, i just could not put it down, i had to find out what fate had in mind!!

how can you not like this collection?all awesome writers who are treating us with some of the more hotter scenes in their books. if that aren't teasers to pick up some full copies then i don't know what will! for example anna lowe : Hot Blooded Desert Nights : if you know cody and heather, you know their story wasn't an easy one but this little bonus scene just proves how big their attraction was! i'm loving the desert series and this is a very nice addition to the whole story. this goes for all the experts in this boxed set!

nick always lived openly as a gay man but when he's out int he woods with his brother and friends he hides his feelings. but when he gets lessons to renew his skiing skills he can't help but to get hot and bothered with the instructor. what he didn't count on was his brother walking up to them and seeing their kiss. this started a lot or ribbing from said brother and friends. just wanting some peace and quite nick goes out in the woods , hoping to do some hunting, which was the main reason for their trip. evaluating everything, nick realizes the weather isn't so good and it's best he would go back to base camp. but mother nature has other ideas.falling into a hidden snowhole he's lucky to be prepared. having the ski-instructor number is also lucky because now he has way of letting the resort know he's trapped and needs rescuing.when clay gets the call from nick he goes into overdrive. keeps checking the weather and the day after he sets out to rescue him. something about nick touches him on a level he never had before and knowing he's in trouble isn't doing him any good.join us on the ride of their lives. will there be a rescue? what happens once clay reaches nick? so much that happens in such a short time!a nice M/M story with a happy ending (you van take that how you want it)

this is one set you'll love to read! having all three books together is just the best excuse to cuddle up on you couch, turn of the real world and get swepped away in the world tasha black created as she wrote Reconstructed, Augmented and Upgraded. what starts as a deal gone wrong, goes on with a murder but no death, continues to become a war between good an evil. throw in some heavy conflict with a secret government agency. and to top it all off a romance that rivals "gone with the wind". what more could you want to keep yourself busy for many hours?

for decades their five villages have been tormented by a werewolf, demanding a young girl once a year. this year her little village had to hold the choosing. scarlett has been training with knives her whole life and she's damn sure she won't go without a fight!!as braden arrives at the outskirts of town, he notices scarlett alone in the woods, starting a conversation he gets more mesmerized with the young brave girl. his bear agrees and after years of traveling and freeing villages this is the first time his bear has more of a say with what he wants. braden knows the towns are in trouble but he's been unsuccessful in finding the werewolf responsible. as he keeps track of scarlett, he's got a hard time letting things play out the way they do, but he knows he has no other choice. when scarlett is selected braden knows it's not some innocent girl going in. scarlett has a shot as she sent into the woods dressed in a red cape, an easy target for the wolf.pick up this copy if you want to read about braden and scarlett and the path to freedom!lovely short story that fits in well with the rest of this series!

what a ride this was! imagine you're a fighter for the mob. you happen to tag along with a friend and end up fighting a fight you shouldn't but the price is worth it.never one to lose or toss a fight, finn wins. now it's up to himself to stay alive and that's even harder. but his "prize" comes to the rescue and orchestrated a distraction to get away. finn sees no other way as to take her with him, how he'll handle everything is a concern for later, priority now if getting away alive!when he's called in with the boss finn doesn't know what will happen but in the short time they're together a few walls have started crumbling down and the woman is getting under his skin. what the boss has in mind blows his mind. the consequences be damned but he can't do it, not willingly, not even with all the feelings going back and forth between him and the woman.how is he going to manage to not have sex with her and not get her pregnant? if this was the only part that was intriguing you should read the whole story!! things don't become easy for finn and shayan! danger coming from all sides and help from an even more unexpected side.

Vesper has a tough choice to make if she wants to save her sister. her sister is an addict, no if or butts about it and she got tangled up in the wrong crowed : vampires. in order to set her free one of the vampires offers her a deal : kill Kirael in exchange for her sister. but kirael is a fallen angel, one of the toughest around, he isn't an easy target!kirael has defected from hell, but he's offered a shot at redemption but in order to achieve that he needs an items that is kept in hell. going back is hard and not something he's looking forward too. he's close to where he wants to be but then he's surprised by a whisp of a human, a female set on blowing his cover, a female set on killing him. with sheer luck he manages to not get killed and get out of hell with the woman at his side, albeit unconscious.this is the start of a thrilling ride for both vesper and kirael who'll have to depend on each other to both get what they want! join these two for the ride of their lives. was hard to put this book down!

what do you do when you find your supposed boyfriend banging the grooms sister? you let yourself be swept away by the stranger you met on the airplane, a stranger who also happens to be part of the wedding party and is actually family.he really comes to her rescue like a knight in shining armor, i'm not sure how "kind" he is because he seems to be able to push all the right buttons to let her do things she never thought herself capable of doing!during their stay some friendship are reevaluated, people are put on the spot and new relationships blossom!loved this story from start to finish, loved how they got together, loved how they delivered payback! a right ace story from miss fox!

nieve doesn't believe her stepmother has it in for her. but she quickly has to adjust her opinion when a huntsman kidnaps her and tells her he was hired to kill her. think we can more or less guess that the killing doesn't happen and that the huntsman turns out to be more then meets the eye. but not everything is as easy as it seems!another wonderful retelling by the hands of cara wylde. it's a short, thrilling and sweet story to help you get through the day.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

aidan, part of the royal guard to the queen, has done it again : didn't think before speaking. this time his punishment/curse takes him away from the court and lands him in las vegas. as lady luck would have it he has a chance encounter with marion. she's beautiful but something about her feels wrong, something is troubling her. as he tries to get closer, marion does the complete opposite, she runs as fast as she can!!marion doesn't like the attention she got from the handsome elf. she prefers to stay indoors and work on her potions. she needs to pass this class to get further in her education and move on to more helpful spells. after a talk with her potion teacher, marion is at an end. her teacher basically told her she'll flunk her class and the main reason her potions aren't working is because she's lacking an important ingredient : having been in love before. once she knows the feeling she can make her potions with love. she doesn't now what to do but then the idea strikes her that the stranger might be of help after all. even-though she left him behind she had to admit he made her feel safe and cared for.

will marion and aiden find love? what happens when more of his reason of being here is revealed?and what about the person that made marion want to learn more about magic?

there is a phrase they say sometimes : you have to let go of the one you love to give them a chance to get back to you. that fits this story to a T!!loved the story and i'm more then thrilled to read more stories in this world/series.

yes yes yes!!! Priest!!i've been wanting to read his story from the moment he appeared in this series and boy did his story not disappoint one moment!we delve into the head of priest, see why he acts the way he does. but you also see his journey to accepting the one thing he always denied himself, the one big danger in his line of work. there is nothing priest wouldn't do to keep her safe!milan is tired, having been bribed by her housemate to take over working at this wedding. just when she's ready to leave the venue she hears several pops. she knows those are gun shots and she doesn't know how fast she wants to leave but before she even managed to start her car a huge stranger steps into the passenger seat and calmly instructs her to drive away.this is the start of a thrilling story, the coming together of two people so different in every way they're just perfect for each other.priest is bad ass, no if or buts around it! if you enjoyed the previous books in this series then you will love this one even more!

you gotta love these lindquist brothers!! aaron is no different!olivia really wants second sound to play at the charity she's putting together but now that they are getting famous she doesn't have the kind of money they would be getting normally. luckily a friend of a friend could get her in touch with the drummer of the band aaron. the first time she sees him she's awed but she keeps her emotions in check. she has a goal and that is what she's going after!but that's counted besides aaron and his bear. aaron surprises her by saying they'd do the charity for free on one condition: spend one day with him.olivia doesn't know what to do with his proposition but her friend urges her to just go for it! relenting eventually, she agrees. aaron is happy she agreed, he also knows she has a lot more layers to her then she's showing and his bear is urging him on to peel away some other kind of layers. the interaction between these two was just funny and hilarious at times. i really enjoyed reading about aaron and olivia! that's the four brothers mated but i think there is someone else on the mating radar!!!

noel loves what she does and she likes going after new bands her label could sign. and this was just what she was doing when she's scouting out Second Sound. the guys on stage looked like nordic gods, clear they were related. but the one she spots on the side as her stomach making somersaults. first contact is made and things with the band look promising. the one brother not on stage turns out to be aleck, their main songwriter/manager.noel can't help but feel those butterflies, something she never had with her current boyfriend/slash boss. looking at their relationship and where things stands at the moment she can only conclude they're better of being boss/employee again.noel manages to convince him to let her handle everything for the group. as her job starts taking care of the band, so does aleck start getting closer to her and it doesn't take long before things get heated. but it also doesn't take long for misunderstandings and more conflict to transpire!how will these two very different people make things work, if they manage that at all?lovely addition to the lindquist brothers' stories. one more to go! curious how difficult things will be for him.

we join maxim in this story as he sets out for london. kylie and hunter had gone there under the guise of a school break but after a few days nothing is heard from them. having some connections in london, maxim travels and hopes to find both of the youngsters. the video that is found online, unclear as it is for the human eye, is clear enough for all of them to understand something serious has happened and action must be taken.as maxim tries is his best to locate both of them, it's clear that many pawns are in motion and things have to be done very carefully. they get a tip from someone that claims she's seen one of them. as it turns out this person knows a whole lot more then she's letting on. she brings them to kylie, thinking keeping her off grid, out of a hospital was the best route.his own tiger chooses this time to develop a one track mind but his grieve is holding him back. as they unravel the mystery of where is hunter is, things between them grow hotter and more intense.wonderful installment in this series. we're a bit closer to finding out what the lions have planned. in this part we learn they have much more planned then they thought!as things come to a high some choices need to be made and it was nice to be in on that process.

a complex but interesting read. for a long time she hasn't been able to write any kind of music. but then she hears rachid playing one of her pieces. at first she isn't happy with that because as far as she knows all her music is behind lock and key. yet this man plays one of them, with much emotion and feeling that her anger turns into interest and curiosity. getting to know the human isn't a problem, when rachid lets her know he's aware of who and what she is, it surprises her even more. this is that start of one heated night and also the start of troubled times times. rachid isn't really single and when she learns more about his partner ollie, a vampire like herself, things change. not sure if it's better or worse. olli is obsessed with her music and has quite the collection of her sheet music under her different names.she knows more is going on but her own mind keeps her from digging deeper. chance encounters, strange requests don't make things easier. when ollie and rachid finally tell her what they want from her she's shocked. the one thing she said not to do anymore is the very thing they're asking of her!pick up this complete, cliffhanger free set and be swamped with the emotional struggles of two vampires and one human, their internal battles with themselves and each other.loved the story, loved the ending.

what a conclusion to this story!! the previous book had a somewhat bad ending, knowing she ws forced to make a choice she really didn't want to make. still denying her feelings, she crumbles and does the one thing she swore to never do again : made a new offspring. teaching rachid is the easy part, it's everything else that is a struggle. despite being a natural rashid is angry, not at her, but ollie because he took away the one choice he wanted to make himself.in the part there is a lot of conflict but also a lot of soul-searching and admitting feelings. things are the way they are and there isn't much they can do now to change any of them. it's how they'll deal with it all that will matter and make things work or not!

it was a satisfying ending to a well written story. the emotional conflict is heartbreaking at points and i wondered if they'd make it or not on more then one occasion. nice series!!

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

a nice collection with very good books. some are fast paced, others take a bit more time, but every single one is worth reading and dreaming away with. these writers bring you top notch stories that let you forget the real world for a while as you join them in places out of this world!

there's a few i had already read before given the opportunity to read/review this box, i liked them the first time around and reading them a second time was a joy (mostly books by juno wells, scarlet grove...)

i love these books. ariana, you outdid yourself with jessica's story!! jessica makes the move from the UK to the US to work for her aunti Tamika, the owner of the shiftr dating app. jessica helps with the development of the app. when tamika steps out for a short while she leaves jessica in charge. not sure her confidence is up to it she manages to help the first client sort out his app, this boosting her confidence. when the next shifters come along she's in for a huge surprise, literally and figuratively. in step christian and lucas!! these were the boys she grew up with in the UK, the boys that vanished from the earth without a sign ten years ago. now she finds out they're shifters and they're just as happy to see her then she is to meet them again after such a long time. when they meet up later that night it's as if time has stood still and their friendship just goes on. only this time they're all grown up and their feelings of friendship are starting to cross certain lines. when jessica signs up for the app herself she finds it funny that two 100% patches are lucas and christian, but sheknows it can never be anything more, they're friends and that's it.but what if she's wrong?what if the little signs are telling her that both men are feeling more for her as well?but she can't choose, she won't choose, they're her best friends and she only just found them again!when christian is called away with a family emergency, her emotions are put in overdrive. with tamika giving her guidance and advise she has some though choices to make!

what will happen with these three best friends? who'll end up being alone or left out? will duty conquer love?some hard choices are going to be made!

what a story!!! it's already book 8 !!!! and still they stay different, fresh, and funny reads.(tamika, tamika, tamika, tamika ....)

rex is living on his own on "his" mountain. his wife and unborn baby killed, him being unable to protect them, him losing his baby brother during the war, also unable to protect him, has left him isolated and afraid to feel and care. his training and background makes him a strong survivor and skilled trapper but when an alien ship crashes on the slop of his mountain he isn't prepared for what his heart and mind are telling him.now that chase's brother is killed they had one last thing to do, track down and rescue sandy, the last victim of chase's brother. it was up to palee "tracker" to find her. the crash wasn't something he thought would happen, trapped and barely alive tracker tries his hardest to get free but nothing is working.when rex enters his ship he finds something new to god on to, something new to fight and stay alive for, something he thought would never happen. the handsome human man is the one he's dreaming about, his fated mate. he also knows that now he recognized the human for who and what he is, the time started ticking because he had to claim him within 14 days or he'll go mental and die. rex is confused with what he finds, the ship doesn't look like anything he knew, it must be something top secret. the pilot he finds inside is something else too, he looks somewhat human but the hair, the eyes, it all creams alien to him but he's not believing it. seeing the man trapped under the console he tries his best to get him free. what rex also didn't expect was to find the strange man captivatingly handsome, wanting to touch him all the time.things between rex and tracker keep developing but not always at the pace tracker would love them to go. as rex reveals more of his past and why he lives up on the mountain it's clear for tracker he can't just jump the poor mans bones. rex needs to want this too. a surprise attack by an old familiar face to tracker, starts moving things along. on a swift road to recovery, tracker, has a hard job stopping rex from killing the one person who can lead them to sandy. locked in a desperate argument, both men lose track of their surroundings and their target manages to escape. this turns out to be a cat and mouse game but eventually they find her again and are able to get back on track finding sandy.

will they be in time to find her?will rex figure out what tracker is to him?how about the curve-ball that is thrown at rex later on?

the second book in this series picks up nicely where the other left off. with twists and turns we're treated to a thrilling ride of acceptance and grievance and commitment. can't wait how the next part is turning out to be!

alex, the scorpion, is tasked with kidnapping a daughter of their bookkeeper, who in turn is threatening to divulge all their secrets to the feds. the best way to get close to her is at a wedding where he'll pretend to be one of the guest, roofie her and lead her outside and far away until her father crumbles and capitulates.at least that was the plan!alex, pretending to be brent, didn't think that tessa would be such a firecracker. her witty remarks and her attitude spark something in him, a deep desire to have her, to protect her, but he also knows he's been given orders and he has to go through with them. as their meeting gets more hot and bothered alex comes clean, partly at least. he tells her his real name and another fake reason why he's at the wedding. because honestly when she screams his name, he wants it to be his real name at the height of her passion!!but he also knows he has to get her away from there. his boss is someone you do not cross, ever!when he succeeds to get her away it doesn't take her long to figure out something ain't right when she's tossed into the back of a huge blackened out SUV and her screams aren't getting her anywhere. when alex finds the driver piss drunk he's furious. leaving the man behind he drives away with her on his own. upon arrival, several hours later, he tells up front what the deals is. they're alone and nobody is around for miles. she can try to escape but the heat and desert aren't really in her favor to even try it.this starts several hours of movie watching, clipped and witty remarks, alex in a constant state of arousal and tessa confused with her feelings about alex.she knows he's bad news, he's a killer but something about him and them together meshes well together. after hours of bickering alex cracks and gives her what she needs, not necessarily what she wants. he turns out to be a master figuring out what her needs really are.for alex this is a turning moment and the longer he's with tessa, the more he wants her. when after 48h he finally hears from his boss it's with devastating news. the plan didn't work, even worse, kidnapping tessa wouldn't have helped at all because her dad already talked and now his boss has sent two goons to finish of tessa.

now alex has a loaded question for himself to answer and how important tessa has become to him in such a short timeframe. is she wort risking everything for? is giving her up the best thing he could do?

how this story unravels... there were a few things i had in mind that could happen but still things turned out differently.

i really enjoyed this book from start to finish, alex and tessa together is just fun to read!

angus is number 2 of the rescue bear squad. lately he's been getting restless and his bear is urging him to find a mate and settle down, make some cubs (with a lot of practicing!) and just enjoy live. when he signs up for the dating app geek bear has made, he's more then thrilled and surprised to find a fine looking woman on there. looking at her digital image alone has his bear on high alert. could it really be this beautiful woman could be their other half?penny is at a crossroad in her life. working as a bookkeeper for a russian company isn't turning out to be as safe as she tough it would be. little thing start to jump out at her in the books but they all get explained. but something inside of her is telling things aren't as they seem. one night at home she's contemplating her options. she starts toying with the idea to sign up to a shifter dating app. once shifters weren't a thing of legend anymore and after the war they were all heralded as hero's, handsome bulky man who loved true and forever. always being the cautious one she's tired of that and her current situation isn't helping either. putting on her big birl panties she signs up and barely a few minutes later she's already contacted. the man looking back at her is huge, but there is something kind in his eyes. without hesitating she agrees to meet up the next day, calculating it only half a day worth of driving and she can call in sick. it would get her far away from her russian bosses.when angus and penny meet it's like fireworks going off but angus is having super control over his bear, last thing he wants is his potential mate running off! penny is surprised at how at ease she is around him, how easy things go, a feeling like having known each other for years instead of just having met trough an app the day before.as the two get to know each other better, other factors are playing up and things aren't as safe as they seem!what is the danger that is lurking just around the corner? what has angus so angry that he has to rely on his bear to find his mate?join us all in this thrilling ride that miss grove has provided us with!i'm really loving these rescue bears. i can't wait till we get to read about geek bear, remember his constant remarks he's not looking for a mate? i bet she's out there and she'll be a firecracker!!

i really enjoyed this collection. i knew of a few of the authors in this collection and had read other work from them so i knew i wouldn't be disappointed and i was proven right!.the other stories were just as refreshing, hot, naughty, thrilling and captivating. it's a bundle where you have to shut yourself of from the real world, stock up on snacks (lots of snacks!), huddle on your sofa and just let each story take you away from reality for a while!

trevor doesn't like what they made him to be, but once they murdered his wife he's out for revenge, deadly revenge!one by one he tracks down who's responsible for her murder, but he still has to figure out who ordered the hit!melissa gets a rough case on her hands, the victim torn up beyond belief and the heart squashed like it was nothing. one victim doesn't give much clues, but when a second shows up, a few connections start surfacing and they all lead to Dare Enterprise, run by trevor.looking for more clues leads melissa to trevor's former father in law and it's then when things start to get tricky. melissa enters a world she never thought was real and she's getting a crash course from trevor himself. after he saves her she knows he's behind the murders and when she knows the whole story she can't really blame him. yet she also knows he can't keep on killing people, they have to find out the truth.and she has to come to terms with her own feelings for trevor too, his declaration that she's his true mate is a huge undertaking for her.redemption is just around the corner but it isn't an easy path to travel!

a thrilling ride with these two in this first book. it's got a nice ending to it so no cliffhangers! love to see how the rest of this world is build up.

Penny is juggling waitressing and dancing to save the funds so she can renew her bartender license. as she rushes into the casino she's supposed to be working tonight, she's saved by a handsome stranger from tripping over the carpet and making a fool of herself. the stranger turns out to be jonah, one of the best poker players of the moment, a man who gets what he whats. it seems that her rescuer has set his eyes on her, starting with requesting personally for her to wait on "his" table during the poker tournament. the evening ends on a high when he traps her on his lap while he keeps on winning one poker hand after the other. the buzz of the win getting all kind of things "high". penny thinks that once his games are done so is she, but jonah has other plans and whisks her up to his penthouse suite in the hotel/casino.the night is spent so not sleeping! for jonah things aren't normal either, he can't get enough of penny, he doesn't even mind snuggling with her. he even demands she stay at his suite all day and spends another evening with him.everything seems to go well but things take a different route when jonah has to leave town for his next tournament. penny's co-workers kindly bring her down from her high, telling about all the exploits of jonah with the other girls and woman on the floor. he wines and dines them for a while and then moves to the next. penny somehow doesn't believe them and still hopes to hear from jonah.how will this couple fare? will penny's wishes come true or is there more graver news on the horizon that threatens them even more?

hot, sensual story about the attraction between two people who are surprised about their feelings and their battle to hold on to them!